In the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, over 400 miles (700 km) upriver from Manaus, two new pipelines are planned to expand oil and gas production from the Urucu and Jurua gas fields.
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OCP Conditions Pipeline on Environmental Approval - Ecuador
BNamericas.com | The OCP Limited consortium, which is constructing Ecuador's heavy crude pipeline, could withdraw if the government fails to approve environmental permission, OCP president Hernan Lara told local press.In recent weeks environmentalists have heavily criticized construction of the pipeline - which has been postponed for m
A Reserva de Gás e Gasodutos de Urucu Ameaça Áreas Intactas da Floresta Amazônica Brasileira O Lado Negro do Avança Brasil de FHC é Cravar uma Rede de Energia no Coração da Amazônia Brasileira
Resumo do ProjetoNo coração da Amazônia brasileira,a 700 km acima de Manaus,planeja-se a construção de dois novos gasodutos para a expansão da produção de gás e óleo das reservas de Urucu e Jurua.Um dos mais arriscados e menos divulgados esquemas do plano Avança Brasil, este empreendimento está entre os vint
US Judge Dismisses Amazon Texaco Lawsuit
Oil Daily | After eight years in litigation, Texaco prevailed in getting a US District Court judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by South American Indians in Ecuador and Peru against the US oil company for polluting their water and land in and downstream from the oil-producing Oriente region.Instead of trying the case in Manhattan
Amazon Tribal Leaders Blast U.S. Judge for Blocking Texaco Pollution Case Vow to Appeal Latest Decision as Health Problems and Cancers in Ecuador Mount from Texaco Drilling Practices Potential Multi-billion Dollar Liability from Lawsuit Poses Obstacle
New York, New York - A landmark legal battle to force Texaco to clean up oil contamination that is devastating the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador took a new twist today when leaders of affected Indian tribes blasted Federal Judge Jed Rakoff as biased for dismissing the case to Ecuador and vowed to appeal.
Amazon Watch is building on more than 25 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.
Judge Throws Out Pollution Suit Brought by Ecuadorans Against Texaco
Dow Jones Newswires | New York - A federal judge has dismissed the Ecuadoran Indians' 1993 pollution lawsuit against oil company Texaco Inc., saying the case shouldn't be heard in U.S. courts.The decision is a blow to the Ecuadoran Indians, who had argued that their government is too dependent on oil revenue to hear the case fairly.
Judge Dismisses Indians Suits against Texaco
Reuters | New York - A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed lawsuits against Texaco (NYSE:TX - news) brought by rainforest Indians of Ecuador and Peru who alleged the oil company contaminated their water and land. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff said that the cases should be brought in Ecuador instead of the United States.
OCP Limited no Variará Ruta de Ducto
El Universo | Quito - El consorcio OCP Limited considera que tiene todos los argumentos a su favor para que el Ministerio del Ambiente le otorgue la licencia ambiental, requisito clave para iniciar la construcción del Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados (OCP).
Ambiente Insiste en Objeciones
El Universo | Quito - El presidente del consorcio OCP Limited, Hernán Lara, advirtió ayer que la firma "volvería a revisar" el contrato para analizar su continuación, si no obtiene la licencia del Ministerio del Ambiente para iniciar la construcción del nuevo oleoducto.
OCP Threatens to Quit Ecuador Line
Oil Daily | Multinational oil consortium OCP Ltd. could withdraw its plans to build a heavy crude pipeline in Ecuador if the government does not approve the environmental permits it is seeking, the company's president said Tuesday.
Ecuador
Petroleum Intelligence Weekly | Ecuador - In the latest twist to the saga of Ecuador's heavy crude oil pipeline, an environmental impact study has come under fire, amid pressure for a change in route for the 518,000 b/d export line.
Environment-Ecuador: Minister Speaks Out Against Oil Pipeline
Inter Press Service (IPS/IMS) | Quito - Ecuador's Environment Minister has joined native groups and environmentalists in speaking out against the irreparable ecological damage they say would be caused by a 500-km oil pipeline slated to cross 11 nature and indigenous reserves.
Ecuador Environment Ministry Reviews Pipeline Route
Oil Daily | Quito, Ecuador - Ecuador's Environment Ministry said in a statement sent to Reuters yesterday that a study of a plan to build a new oil pipeline fails to provide a complete analysis of the country's biodiversity.
Ambiente * Los Cuestionamientos a la Propuesta del OCP Se Hacen en Siete Areas, No Solo Ecológicas 72 Reparos al Estudio de Impacto
El Comercio | El espesor del ducto y las medidas de protección no están claros. La ruta autorizada es el punto de mayor conflictividad. La Ministra busca una salida técnica. En 15 días termina el plazo para que las observaciones hechas al Estudio de Impacto Ambiental se incorporen al proyecto.
OCP: Evidenciar el Pretexto
El Comercio | El presidente Gustavo Noboa quiso ponerse duro utilizando los bordes del idioma, donde existen palabras que pueden expresar ira y voluntad inquebrantable, pero también volverse el adecuado pretexto para agudizar confrontaciones y frustrar grandes proyectos como es el caso del nuevo Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados.
Ecuador Environment Ministry Reviews Pipeline Route
Oil Daily | Quito, Ecuador - Ecuador's Environment Ministry said in a statement sent to Reuters yesterday that a study of a plan to build a new oil pipeline fails to provide a complete analysis of the country's biodiversity.
Indigenas Inician Juicio contra Oleoducto
La Hora | Quito, Ecuador - Washington Ambientalistas y poblaciones indigenas de Ecuador entablaron juicio contra el gobierno para impedir la construccion del Oleoducto de Crudo Pesado (OCP), cuya ruta prevista atraviesa areas selvaticas protegidas.
OCP Limited Ratifica que Ducto Irá por Ruta Norte
el universo | Quito - El Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados (OCP) seguirá la ruta norte, que cruza el noroccidente de Pichincha, lo confirmó ayer el representante legal de la Compañía OCP Limited, Francisco Díaz Garaycoa.
Ecuadorian President Declares "War" on Environmentalists over Criticism of Pipeline
HOY | "Nobody is going to screw us": Noboa Guayaquil - Citing pressure from the International Monetary Fund, Ecuadorian President Gustavo Noboa blasted environmentalists for their criticism of a major new oil pipeline project in a press conference yesterday.Environmentalists, indigenous groups, human rights organizati
'Nadie Va a Joder al País, el OCP Va, porque Va': Noboa
HOY | Nadie va a joder al país... el OCP va porque va", enfatizó ayer, en Guayaquil, el presidente Gustavo Noboa. El mandatario no admite que ciertos grupos de ecologistas y hasta un alcalde, quieran detener la obra.
Natives, Green Groups Fight Ecuador Pipeline
Oil Daily | A growing group of Ecuadorean indigenous activist groups, working with environmentalists both inside and outside the country, are taking steps to try to reroute or halt completely the country's heavy crude oil pipeline (OCP) - and the increased involvement of one local organization may make the difference in their success.
Environmental Opposition to Ecuador Pipeline Intensifies
Reuters | Quito, Ecuador - A coalition of environmental groups urged Ecuador's Energy Ministry on Thursday to reject an application for an environmental permit to build a long-awaited heavy crude oil pipeline.It is the first time the five environmental groups, led by Fundacion Natura, have officially opposed the project, along w
Indigenous & Environmental Groups File Lawsuit Challenging the OCP US & German Banks on the Hot Seat for Financing the New Crude Pipeline in Ecuadorian Amazon
Major international environmental groups sent a letter this week to J.P. Morgan Chase, Citigroup, and Deutsche Bank raising serious concerns about a controversial new Ecuadorian oil pipeline, known as the OCP (Oleoducto de Crudo Pesado) and urged the banks to refrain from further financing the project.
Communique to National and International Community
The U'wa people inform the National and International Community about the current state of our TERRITORIAL, CULTURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SOCIAL process against the OIL EXPLORATION PROJECT IN THE AREA OF THE GIBRALTAR WELL UNDERTAKEN BY OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM MULTINATIONAL OF COLOMBIA INC., AND WITH APPROVAL FROM THE COLOMBIAN G
Ecuador Group Files Lawsuit Against Repsol
Oil & Gas Journal | Quito (EFE via COMTEX) - Environmental, human-rights and Indians groups filed a lawsuit with the Constitutional Court Tuesday to stop Repsol-YPF from building a new oil pipeline.At least 100 protesters, meanwhile, peacefully took over Energy Minister Pablo Teran's office, to force him to listen to their compliant.
Comunicado a la Opinion Publica Nacional e Internacional
El Pueblo U'wa informa a la Opinión Pública Nacional e Internacional el estado actual del proceso de DEFENSA TERRITORIAL, CULTURAL, AMBIENTAL Y SOCIAL adelantando en contra del PROYECTO DE EXPLORACION PETROLERA EN EL ÁREA POZO GIBRALTAR, VEREDA CEDEÑO, CORREGIMIENTO DE GIBRALTAR, MUNICIPIO DE TOLEDO, DEPARTAMENTO DE NORTE
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Widespread Ecuadorian Opposition to OCP Pipeline Route at Public Meeting
San Miguel de los Bancos - With posters, whistles, drums and chants, hundreds of people from the Northwest Pichincha province of Ecuador expressed their firm opposition in a public meeting today to the passage of the Heavy Crude Pipeline (OCP-Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados) through the region.The public hearing, organized
Multitudinaria Oposicion a Ruta del OCP en Reunion Publica
San Miguel de los Bancos. - Con pancartas, pitos, tambores y consignas centenares de pobladores del Noroccidente de Pichincha manifestaron su oposición contundente al paso del Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados (OCP) por este sector en una reunión pública hoy.
